Collins Bird Guide App

© 2014 Touch Press
$17.99, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 7.1 or later)
Teaches: science, biology, birds

CTR Review

This tablet-based bird book is designed for passionate birders and casual bird watchers. According to the publisher, it provides everything you need to identify a species quickly and learn about it thoroughly. Features include 700+ species of birds; 3500 illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström; text covering habitat, range, and identification; voice by Lars Svensson; search filter; curated lists of confusable species; more than 750 songs and calls – many by Lars Svensson; and select species names from 18 languages. In-app purchases include Video Library Volume 1 (Common Birds of NW Europe) for $5.99, Video Library Volume 2 (Less Common Birds & Local Species) for $8.99, and the BTO Atlas Maps Pack (British Trust for Ornithology/BirdWatch Ireland/Scottish Ornithologists' Club Bird Atlas 2007–11 mapping data) for $2.99. Available in English, Swedish and Norwegian with more languages to follow.